Massage apparatus



A J. A. MASHEK.

MASSAGE APPARATUS.

APPLICA'HON FILED SEPT-10, 191a AAQQWM Patented m 29 m2.

3 SHEETS-SHEET J. A. MASHEK.

MASSAGE APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-10, I918.

Patented June 2@, 1922 3 HEETS-SHEET 2.

W v fl J. A! MASHEK.

MASSAGE APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-10,1918.

Patented June 29, 1922.

3 SHEETSSHEET 3.

-angular adjustments of said rod.

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IMASSAGE APPARATUS.

Application filed September 10, 1918. Serial No. 253,400.

To (1/6 r /mm. if. 1'11 113 concern: lie ii.- known ihal; i. Josue}; A. hlxsnnn. ei'rixen of lhe United States. and a resident or the oil of Oak Park, county oi. Cook,

new and usel'il lniprovenieiuis in lvlassage Apparatus. of which the following il'ieation.

M invention relates to improvements in massage apparatus and has for its object the. provision oi an improved construction or this character adapted to produce peculiar and beneficial manipulations of the. human skin.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrzuin'enienl's of parts hereinafter des ,-rihed and claimed.

further ohjecl' ol' the invention isto provide a simple and ellicien'r mounting for the apparatus. capable of pern'iiliring various applications thereof.

Other objccls will appear hereinafter.

The invention will, be best understood by reference to the awonnianyino drawings forming a part of this specification. and in which.

and Slate ol lllinois. have invented certain l. a view showing niounled in position for use.

Fig. 2, a detail view taken sulisi'aiuially on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3, a detail view taken suhsi'anilially on line 3-4-3. ol Fig. l.

l ig. 4-, a vcrl'ical section. iaken through lhe massage apparatus proper.

a bolloin plan view corres miuling i'o Fig. l but will: one oithe conlacl. pads i'einoved,

Fin". (n a dclail view of one ol the contact pads.

the apparatus Fig. 7. a lop plan view of a massage apparatus proper shown as detached iron} its support Fig. 8. a. horizontal section of the same. and i Fig. 9. a bollom plan view of a cam plate en'iplo-ved in the cmisirucl ion.

The preferred l'orin o'l coustruclion as illnslrated in the drawings comprises an angular supporting rod having ahorisaonial porgion l and a vertical portion 11 adapted So be adjusiablv secured by means of clamps 12 to the rear side of a barber ohair 13. or the like, and permitting of vertical and A supporting bracket comprising a snbstanrially U-slmped clip 14 is provided with agrooved' pulley 15 riding upon the horizontal portion l0 o'l said rod, stop collars loand i? being arranged as indicated to limit the travel oi said pulley. Another clip substantially in inverted Ll-iorni is pivoted to the lower end 0% clip lal and carries a larger grooved pulley 19. as shown. A flexible elastic suspension element in the form of a helical spring is suspended on pulley l9, and carries all its lower ends grooved pulleys 21 riding upon a grooved supporting track or bale secured to the upper side of a supporting plate having: a centrally upstandinp; stud shaft 24- formed iniegrally therewith. The plate 23 is-provii'lerl on its upper side \v'th a plurality of pairs or guide. lugs or cars :25, the members of each pair arranged in radial alinementas ind-alled, there being; four pairs of: these guide lugs employed. A guide rod 26 is mounted. in. each pair of lugs to slide radially with reference to shaft 24- and carries a transrerse rod 27 having eccentric trunuions 28 at its ends upon which are. mounted guide rollers 29 running upon traclrs or surfaces 30 provided on the upper side of plate 23. said rollers tending to alleviate friction and facilitate easy reciproa'tion of the guide rods Each of the rods 26 carries a dependingthreaded stud 31 passing: through a. correspondinp slot 32in plate 23 and. 2lil \lll atits lower end a sponge rubber contact pad 33, as shown. The plate 23 is upwardly convex in form and the guide rods ill are arranged to slide parallel wiih its upper surface, so that the pads 33 are arranged and adapted to contact wi'th a slip'hii convex surface such as the scalp or lace or a person. and to travel substaniially parallel with said convex surface in consianli contact therewith.

Each of the rods 26 also carries an upstanding threaded stud 3i impinging against the. corresponding rod 01' pin 27 and serving as a HD3118 for locking the sumo in position after angular adjustments to adjust the contact between rollers "29 and trac s 30. At its upper end each of the studs 34 carries a conical roller 35 arranged to run in a cam groove 36 in the under side of a cam plate 37 loosely mounted upon stud shaft 2i, said cam groove being shaped and. designed to cause simultaneous inward and outward. ra-- dial movements of rods 26 and consequently of Contact pads 33. The edges 38 (if-Scam groove fi are bevelled, as shown. and she rollers are rendered adiustable my means of set screws 39, so that adpistments may be ,readily made to conn ensate for work and take up lost motion between the rollers and cam grooves. D

The per pl'icry of cam plate 37 is provided with a friction surface contacting with a tor 4i is supplied with current through a flexible cord or connection. 46, which permits of ready movement of the apparatus in' use.

"53} this arrangement it will be observed that upon rotation of plate 37 under the 1nfiuence of motor a1 the contact pads 33 will he caused to simu tancously approach and recede-from each other, thus adapting them to impart alternate pinching and stretching, action to the skin during operation. This is a highly desirable manipulation of the skin, and closely approaches that which may be accomplished by use of the hands. The

form of support), for the apparatus countcracts the weight thereof, permitting of the ready application and manipulation thereof in any desired direction or any desired position.

ll vhile I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction'for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the. invention. 1, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what -I-' claim as new and desire to secure by Letters 'Patent is I 1. A massage apparatus comprising a support; a convex member carried by said support; contact pads carried by said member, said pads being mounted to move toward and away from each other and an operating member engaging said pads, saidloperating memberbeing provided with a" :am groove for moving said pads toward and away from each other, substantially as described.

2. A massage apparatus comprising a support; a plurality of contactpads on said support arranged to -contact with a convex surface and mountedto' slide toward and away from each other substantially along said surfaae; and an operating member having a cam groove formed therein adapted to simultaneously move said pads tOW (LId and scribed.

Motor- H) is carried by rocker reac es 3. A massage apparatus comprising a 'sup port; a centralishaft on said support; slides surrounding said. shaft and radiating there from; contact pads on said-slides; and an operating member loosely embracing said shaft for operating said slides simultaneously toward and away from each other; substan-.

'tially as described.

4i, A massage apparatus comprising a support; a central shaft on said support; slide memberssurrounding said shaft and radiating therefrom; contact pads adjustably mounted on said slide members and a cam member loosely embracing said shaft for operating said slide members simultaneously toward and away from each other, substan' tiallyas described.

5. A massage apparatus comprising a support; a central stationary shaft on said supportf convexly curved slides arranged around said shaft and radiating therefrom; contact pads on said slides; and "means revo'lvably mounted on: Said. shaft for operating said slides simultaneously towardand away from each other, substantially as described.

(5. A apparatus comprising a support; a central shaft on said support; con- 'vexly curved slides arranged around said shaft and radiating therefrom; contact pads on said slides; a 'cam on said shaft 0peratively connected with said slides and arranged to operatesaid slides simultaneously toward and away from each other; and frictionally engaging-means for-rotating said cam, substantially described;

'7. A massage apparatus comprising a support; a central shaft on said support; slide members surrounding said shaft and radiatingtherefrom; contact pads on said slide members; an operating disc loosely embracing said shaft; a cam groove formed in said disc adjacent the periphery thereof; and cam rollers on said slide members engaging said groove for operating said slide members, substantially as described;

8. A massage a 'iparatus comprising a support; a centralupstanding stud shaft formed integrally with said support; a plurality of pairs of guide lugs on the upper side/of said support, themembers of each pair being arranged in radial alignment with each other;

a guide rod slidably mounted in each pair of lugs to slide radially with reference to said shaft; a transverse rodon each of said guide rods havingi eccentric trunnions at its ends; guide rollers on said trunnions, there being track surfaces on the upper side of said support; a depending threaded stud threaded in each guide rod, there being a corresponding slot in said support; a contact pad at the lower end of each-'of'said depending threaded studs; an upstanding threaded ShiliyOIl' each of said guide rods impinging against the corresponding transverse rod; a conical cam roller adjustably mounted on the never 1 emes @113 of each of said upstandin 'stiicis; a 6am in testimoziy' whereof I imv'e signed my on said central stud shaft provided with a flame to this specification in the-presence of 1 com groove operating said cam rollers si two subscribing witnesses. 4

multaneousl toward and awa fronpeach -1 7 other; an eiectric motor suppoited on said JOSILPH Alufkbnhh' stud shaft; and a. friction drive heel on Witnesses:

said motor contacting with the periphery of JOSHUA R. H. Po'rTs,

seid cam, substantially as described. B. G, RICHARDS. 

